February 2012

Throughout the course of your career, you’ve likely collected a number of business cards. Instead of throwing them in a drawer and forgetting about them, turn your cards into contacts with LinkedIn’s CardMunch app. CardMunch is, essentially, a digital Rolodex. Download the free app to your iPhone and take a photo of a business card. […]

It’s a tough realization to make, but at some point in your engineering career, it may be time to change jobs. And if you know what to look for, your workplace just might give you signs that it’s time for you to move on. After all, satisfied employees who work in a positive environment are […]

LinkedIn is, without a doubt, a professional networking juggernaut. At last count, 150 million people have joined the site for a variety of reasons — job seeking, networking, maintaining connections, company research, etc. Although LinkedIn is designed for professional purposes, the site is no different from other social networking platforms in that you need to […]

If you’ve applied for a job and haven’t yet heard anything, chances are your resume may have fallen into a black hole. And the experience can be downright frustrating as you continue to fruitlessly check your email and voicemail. Yet before you’re completely consumed by irritation, stop and take a deep breath. A number of […]

We all know sleep is important, but the majority of us don’t get enough shut-eye. Thanks to a steady supply of caffeine, many people work through their tiredness and try to ignore the heavy feeling of their eyelids. Yet aside from constantly feeling tired and run-down, what impact does a lack of sleep have on […]